Tag: Department of Biological Sciences


Digital Honors: Sara Ferguson

Sara Ferguson

Sara Ferguson is this year’s Hazel Phelps Jones Prize winner. A senior from Birmingham, Alabama, Sara is majoring in biology and minoring in the Randall Research Scholars program. What has been your favorite experience? Over the winter break of 2018, I chose to apply for the Beyond Bama service week in the Dominican Republic. This was my first opportunity to serve a community outside of the United States as well as an experience that pushed beyond the bounds of my […]

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Digital Honors: Olivia Gevedon

Olivia Gevedon

Olivia Gevedon is this year’s winner of the Morris Lehman Mayer Award, a University-wide Premier Award that recognizes one faculty member and one member of the graduating class who exemplifies integrity, selfless service, and leadership at UA and in the community, while making significant contributions to student life. A senior from Maineville, Ohio, Olivia is majoring in anthropology with a concentration in health professions and minoring in biology, social innovation and leadership, and global and cultural perspectives. What has been […]

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Two UA Professors Get Boost with NSF CAREER Awards

From the Winter 2019 Collegian | The nation’s most prestigious recognition of top-performing young scientists was recently awarded to a biologist and a physicist at UA. The National Science Foundation granted a CAREER Award to Dr. Paulo T. Araujo, UA assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Dr. Kevin M. Kocot, UA assistant professor of biological sciences and curator of invertebrate zoology in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. With the funding from the awards, Araujo will seek to understand […]

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Dr. Jeffrey Lozier poses with a butterfly net.

From the Winter 2019 Collegian | Outside of Dr. Jeffrey Lozier’s tent in the mountains of Sequoia National Park, a fresh layer of snow awaits the group of scientists about to embark on their day’s journey. The below-freezing temperatures and few flakes still falling make it difficult to leave the minimal warmth of his polyester shelter, even in layers of heavy clothes. In this cold climate, it’s difficult to remember that it’s the middle of May. There’s nothing remotely resembling […]

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